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B. VON BULTZINGSLOWEN & M. HOWARD.

BROOCH PIN.

No. 402,701; Patented May '7, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT AQFFICE.

BRUNO VON BIILTZINGSLOIVEN AND MENDEL HOIVARD, OF NEIV YORK, N. Y.; SAIDVON B'ULTZINGSLUWVEN ASSIGNOR TO SAID HOIVARD.

BROOCH-PIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 402,701, dated. May'7', 1889.

Application filed October 11, 1888. Serial No. 287,832. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that we, BRUNO VON BtiLrzINGsLowEN, a subject of the Emperorof Germany, and MENDEL HOWARD, a citizen of the United States, bothresiding at the city of New York, county of New York, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Brooch-Pins, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to produce an improved brooch-pin whichcan be easily attached to and detached from the garments of the wearer.

The nature of the invention consists in the details of combination andconstruction, substantially as illustrated in the accompanying drawings,hereinafter described, and subsequently pointed out in the claim.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the back part of a brooch with ourinvention attached. Figs. 2 and 3 are sectional views of differentmodifications of the mounting-plate of the same. Fig. 4 is a plan viewof the back of a brooch with a part of our invention attached, butwithout the needles. Fig. 5 is an edge View of the same with the needlespressed in. Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the same with the needlespressed in. Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the same with the needlesdrawn out. Fig. 8 is a back view of another modification of ourinvention, but without the needles. Fig. 9 is an edge view of the samewith the needles pressed in. Fig. 10 is a sectional view of the same.Fig. 11 is a sectional view of another modification of our invention.Fig. 12 is a detail View of the needles. Fig. 13 is a partly-sectionalview of still another modification of our invention.

The brooch is formed so that a tube, G, extends across the back. Thismay either be swaged in the mounting-plate A, as illustrated in Figs. 1,2, and 3, or fastened thereon. This tube 0 may be formed so as to standon either side of the mounting-plate, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3;or this tube may be fastened to the mounting-plate with clips, asillustrated in Fig. 4, or with a bar, as illustrated in Fig. 8.

In every case cars (designated by B and B) are formed upon or mounted onthe mounting-plate or the tube. In these are two holes, g and Z. Theholes Z are opposite the axis of the tube 0, at each end thereof, andthe holes 9 are a little above the said tube, at the ends thereof.

In Fig. 12 is illustrated the needle of this brooch. It is made of wireof suitable thickness bent with an eye at Z) and two nearly parallelarms, or and n. The arm n is curved a little to the arm n and has asharp point. The arm 12 passes through the hole g and over the tube 0.The arm it passes through the hole Z and into the tube 0. WVithin thetube 0 is a helical spring designated in the different figures as f, f,and f" In Figs. 6 and 7 this spring is designated by f and illustratedas being coiled around the arm n of the needle and as resting with oneend on the pin-head end of the arm n and the other end upon the ear B.In Figs. 10, 11, and 13 this spring (designated by f and f isillustrated as being between the ends of the arms n and attached tothem. In Fig. 13 this is illustrated as being accomplished by means ofrings on the ends of the said arms, which rings are designated by e. Inthis case also the tendency of the spring is to constantly draw the pinsin, so that they will, when free, be constantly held in.

To use this brooch, the back side thereof is placed against the garmentto which it is to be attached. Then the operator, taking hold of theeyes 1), draws out the needles, and as he presses the brooch gentlyagainst the garment lets the needles go. Immediately the needles springback into their original position, and the arms n, running into thegarment, hold the brooch firmly in position. By drawing out the needles,as before described, the brooch is released from the garment.

Except as herein described, this brooch is constructed and used in thecommon and wellknown way.

WVhat we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The combination, with the mounting-plate of a brooch, a tube upon andextending across said mounting-plate parallel thereto, and ears uponsaid mounting-plate at either end of said tube, of needles havingtwoarms,

substantially as specified, two of said arms substantially as and forthe purpose set passing through said ears and into said tube, forth. oneon either side of said brooch, the other In witness whereof we hereuntoset our arms of said needles passing through said hands in presence oftwo witnesses.

5 ears, one on either side of said brooch, Y T T outside of said tube,extending toward the E E%% middle thereof and nearly parallel thereto, land a spring within said tube, so connected \Vitnesses: with saidneedles that it draws said needles WVILLIAM RANNEY,

1o inward toward the middle of. said tube, all AUGUST KRAMER.

